HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1654        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1776

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David K. Muradian, Jr. and Michael O. Moore

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing a liberty bell feasibility study.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

3/2/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/2/2017

George Warren

 

1/19/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

 

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

 

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

 

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1654        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1776

By Representative Muradian of Grafton and Senator Moore, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1776) of David K. Muradian, Jr., Michael O. Moore and others relative to establishing a liberty bell replica relocation feasibility fund study.  Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act establishing a liberty bell feasibility study.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  The bureau of the state house, in consultation with the Massachusetts art commission, Massachusetts historical commission, and George A. Warren of Whitinsville, shall study the feasibility of relocating the Massachusetts liberty bell replica #8 to a more accessible location to the general public in the interior of the state house and shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations with the clerks of the house and senate not later than December 31, 2018.

SECTION 2.  There is hereby established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Massachusetts Liberty Bell Replica Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Liberty Bell Fund, to which shall be credited any appropriations, bond proceeds or other monies authorized by the general court and specifically designated to be credited to that fund, and any additional funds designated by the corporation for deposit into the Liberty Bell Fund, including any pension funds, federal grants or loans, or private donations made available for deposit into the fund. The executive office for administration and finance shall hold the Liberty Bell Fund in an account separate and apart from all other accounts. Amounts credited to the Liberty Bell Fund shall be used by the bureau of the state house for purposes set forth by Section 1 of this act.